Surgery and procedures CPT 19081 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in Salem, OR — inpatient

In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $884.65 to $1,709.25, with a median of $1,709.25. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $824.60 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $2,632.00 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 19081, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$884.65Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Median$1,709.25half pay less
Highest$1,709.25in this market
Difference1.9×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Salem, OR.

median
Lowest $884.65Highest $2,627.95

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 PR BX BREAST W/DEVICE 1ST LESION STEREOTACTIC GUID $884.65 $1,361.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC $1,709.25 $3,225.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC $1,709.25 $3,225.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC BIOPSY BREAST W DEVICE PLMT W STER GUID 1ST LESION $2,627.95 $4,043.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $884.65, median $1,709.25, highest $1,709.25 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,709.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This code covers a breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram images, including placing a tiny marker clip at the biopsy site.

What the price covers

The price covers the biopsy, imaging guidance and marker clip. The lab exam of the tissue is billed separately.